Leviticus 20:21:8Lev.20.21.W8TAB
עֶרְוַ֥ת
ervat
“nakedness of”
- Transliteration
- er-VAT
- Extended
- ehr-VAHT
- IPA
- /ʕɛrˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- nakedness of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
er-VAT
- phraseyour reading level
er-VAT a-KHI-v
- clause
er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
- sentence
veh-EESH a-SHER yik-KAKH et-E-shet a-KHI-v nid-DAH HEE er-VAT a-KHI-v gil-LAH a-ri-RIM yih-YU
Exegesis
The construct ervat achiv gillah {עֶרְוַ֥ת אָחִ֛יו גִּלָּ֖ה | ʿerwāṯ ʾaḥîw gillāh} employs a construct chain plus perfect verb to euphemistically state “he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness.”
Root and etymology
ayin-resh-heayin-resh-he
“nakedness, exposure”
In context — Leviticus 20:21
And if a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity ; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness . They will be childless.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 20:21, so the Hebrew word עֶרְוַ֥ת (ervat) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Lev.20.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.21.W8.S1) and character.